1、may I speak to XXX?
Yes, it's me. You must be Prof. XXX. How are you?
2. How about your ability to be a teaching assistant?
3. Do you have any special or excellent idea during your research experience?
4. Did you use any English textbook in classes?
5. Will you like to study in a small but with high quality university or a big university as Harvard?
6. Why are you going to USA not staying your homeland to study?
7. Why are you interesting in ______ University?
8. What's your hobby? What do you do in your spare time?
9. What will you plan to do in the future?
10. How about the weather in Hefei now?
11. why pursue phd?
12. research interest
13. Are you sure you will come? If I was selected by you, I will make a decision carefully before Apr 15 deadline.
14.Many Chinese students come here and make transfer to other university or other department like CS. What do you think of this?
15. Do you have some question on me/ or on my institute?
greeting and thankness:
1. I do appreciate that you give me such a good chance to talk to you.
2. Please speak loudly for my phoneline is not clear
3. how are you? thanks for calling(结尾)
4. Sorry, i can not hear you very clearly, would you please speak a littel more loudly?(遇到不懂的事情支吾搪塞)
5. Yeah, I know it, but I don't know how to express it in English.
6. Yes, it's me. You must be professor @. How are you?
应急:
I beg your pardon.
I have no idea of it now. Can I reply you later by email?
Sorry, I cannot hear you very clearly, would you please speak a little more loudly?
I know how this functions, but it is hard for me to express it in English.
Closure:
We can also keep contact by email very conveniently.
Thank you for calling. Goodbye.
Other:
I do appreciate that you give me such a good chance to talk to you."
"Thank you very much!"
" Yes, I want to. But you know I cannot go without full financial aid. "
最后祝大家好运!